A minimalist calorie tracker, for the Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad

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Main Features

  • Simple model of user-defined categories and servings.
  • ‘Quick Log’ option to add a raw calorie amount to a category.
  • Define your own servings, with handy presets.

  • Conveniently adjust serving size (aka intensity) when logging calories.

  • Your data syncs with your private iCloud account when a network connection is available.
  • Fully open source, where code is licensed with Mozilla Public License 2.0.
  • The WatchOS app is independent, not requiring companion iOS app. Leave your iPhone at home!

DCT prioritizes convenience, quick interactions, and the basic needs of the casual calorie counter.

Quick and easy setup

  • Add categories and servings in the app itself, with convenient preset names available.
  • Standard set of categories available (prompted when first starting app.)
  • For each serving, optionally specify weight (in g) and volume (in ml).

History features

  • Logging a serving (or through quick log) is automatically stored to your local database.
  • When a network connection is available, that history be synced to your private iCloud account.
  • Undesired log entries can be conveniently deleted via swipe.

Watch App

  • The day’s history can be viewed on the Watch app.
  • Recent history will be stored locally in your watch’s database for up to 1 year.
  • Periodically run iOS app to sync to your iPhone/iPad for long-term storage and review.

iPhone/iPad App

  • History can be reviewed from a tab on the main screen.
  • History will be moved to the database’s ‘archive’ store for long-term storage.

iCloud Sync

  • Your data automatically syncs with your private iCloud account when a network connection is available.
  • Your other devices running Daily Calorie Tracker will be able to access that data.

Requirements

For watchOS version, version 9.1 or later

For iOS version, version 16.1 or later

Tutorial

The Daily Calorie Tracker app is relatively simple in layout and usage, but there are subtle features that may not be obvious.

The Tutorial steps through the layout and features of app.

Source code

  • DCT - watchOS implementation, for Apple Watch
  • DCT+ - iOS implementation, for iPhone and iPad
  • DcaltUI - shared layer for user interface
  • DcaltLib - shared layer for business logic and data
  • TrackerUI - base shared layer (with GRT) for user interface
  • TrackerLib - base shared layer (with GRT) for business logic and data layer

See Also

License

Copyright 2023 OpenAlloc LLC

All application code is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2, except where noted in individual modules.